Keanu Charles Reeves ( kee-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). He had his breakthrough role in the science fiction comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and he reprised his role in its sequels. He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho (1991), and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994). Following several box office failures, Reeves's performance in the horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997) was well received. Greater stardom came for playing Neo in the science fiction series The Matrix, beginning in 1999. He played John Constantine in Constantine (2005) and starred in the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), the science fiction thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and the crime thriller Street Kings (2008). After several years of poorly reviewed and low grossing films, Reeves made a comeback by playing the titular assassin in the John Wick film series, beginning in 2014. In addition to acting, Reeves has directed …
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Кіяну Рыўз, კიანუ რივზი, ქიანუ რივზი, and 31 others
K.C. Reeves, Киану Ривз, Киану Рийвс, Կիանու Ռիվզ, ਕੀਆਨੂ ਰੀਵਸ, Киaну Ривз, 基努·李維, Keanu Carolus Reeves, Keanu Reeves, ಕೆಯಾನೂ ರೀವ್ಸ್, Kianu Rivz, キアヌ・リーブス, קיאנו ריבס, کیانو ریوز, كيانو ريفز, Keanu Charles Reeves, เคอานู รีฟส์, Κιάνου Ριβς, Кијану Ривс, কিয়ানু রিভস, Keiānu Rīvss, 키아누 리브스, Кіану Рівз, கேயானு ரீவ்ஸ், 奇洛李維斯, K. C. Reeves, 基努·里维斯, Chuck Spidena, Кіану Рыўз, कियानू रीव्स, Norman Kreeves - Born:
- Sept. 2, 1964
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Keanu Charles Reeves ( kee-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood (1986). He had his breakthrough role in the science fiction comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and he reprised his role in its sequels. He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama My Own Private Idaho (1991), and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994). Following several box office failures, Reeves's performance in the horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997) was well received. Greater stardom came for playing Neo in the science fiction series The Matrix, beginning in 1999. He played John Constantine in Constantine (2005) and starred in the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), the science fiction thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), and the crime thriller Street Kings (2008). After several years of poorly reviewed and low grossing films, Reeves made a comeback by playing the titular assassin in the John Wick film series, beginning in 2014. In addition to acting, Reeves has directed the film Man of Tai Chi (2013). He has played bass guitar for the band Dogstar and pursued other endeavours such as writing and philanthropy.
